In 2006, I wrote a piece for our members newsletter about how to make environmentally-friendly food choices.  It was the most popular piece I have written to date, even though it was published in a winter issue and readers complained that the recommendation to “eat locally” was easier to do in the summer.  Thus, I’m [...]

To this date, our most popular post continues to be one that Elizabeth Bublitz of Paw-Friendly Landscapes wrote on ‘Fido-Friendly Gardening.’ Luckily for us, she is back in blogging mode and sending us new posts! Here is one for those of you who have or want to install a garden fence. If you enjoy Elizabeth’s [...]

Celebrating Wildflowers isn’t only for the little ones. You can enjoy Colorado native plants in the metro area. You don’t want to miss this great, free, guided tour of spring blooms on Green Mountain. The Bureau of Land Management’s botanists will teach you all about the beautiful spring blooms.

When: This weekend, May 16th at 10 [...]

Join me in congratulating Michelle Ohrtman who has recently successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on the subject of invasive tamarisk trees at the University of Denver (DU).  Michelle is now the fourth graduate student officially affiliated with DBG to finish her degree since the two institutions became partners 6 years ago (the other three earned Master’s [...]

 
Installation of the life-size dinosaur sculptures started today at York Street. It is amazing to see how realistic they appear. Our talented horticulture and operations staff are doing everything possible to make it seem like our prehistoric guests actually are at home roaming the Gardens. Plant displays will showcase prehistoric plants and their modern relatives.   “Jurassic Gardens” opens on April 17.

When I wrote that I was unsure how to live within a Western landscape in drought, it it immediately seemed that Nature took offence and sent snow and precipitation directly at us.  We’re still in a drought, but the winter storm that forced us to reschedule Susan Tweit and Jim Steinberg certainly illustrated another way [...]

I’ve been watching the quiet declaration of drought conditions with an eye more curious than fearful.  The US drought monitor classifies the current conditions as moderate drought, or D1, which is pretty low on the scale. The gardeners around me, however, range from “not on my weather radar” indifference to head-shaking, ground-staring, “I knew this [...]

People love to use their imagination to create new worlds.  It doesn’t matter if its a child creating a fairy garden or a grown-up gardener contemplating a new design for the spring: world-building is a favorite activity of almost everyone.  And the right blend of imagination and realistic techniques can make the world as compelling as [...]

February 12th marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. This year also marks the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s renowned work, “The Origin of Species.” Commemorating Darwin and the Gardens upcoming signature exhibition (Jurassic Gardens: Evolution & Extinction), Denver Botanic Gardens is featuring the “Plant Evolution Garden” at the 2009 Colorado Garden & Home Show. The Show [...]

It has been nearly a year that this blog has been up.  Last February, Celia shared her thoughts about sustainability as the very first foray into the Blogosphere.
Well, she has not stopped tackling the subject.  On February 12, the 2009 Passion to Action Sustainable Landscaping Symposium tackles “Muddy Waters - Who Owns the Rain?”  This [...]